Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

स योगी वैश्यनाथेन सार्घहस्तेन पूजितः । तस्याः सकाशमगमच्छोचन्त्या इदमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

sa yogī vaiśyanāthena sārghahastena pūjitaḥ | tasyāḥ sakāśamagamacchocantyā idamabravīt

Translation

Ce yogin, honoré par Vaiśyanātha les mains jointes, s’approcha d’elle qui se lamentait et prononça ces paroles.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (nom. sg.)

• yogī: the yogi
• yogī: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• vaiśya-nāthena: by the leader of the vaiśyas
• vaiśya-nāthena: Karaṇa (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśya (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: वैश्यस्य नाथः; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instr. sg.)

• sa-argha-hastena: with hands holding an offering
• sa-argha-hastena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/सहित अर्थे उपसर्गवत्) + argha (प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: अर्घः हस्ते यस्य (अर्घहस्त); ‘स’ = सहित; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (instr. sg.)

• pūjitaḥ: honoured, worshipped
• pūjitaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (passive sense)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (gen. sg.)

• sakāśam: near, to the presence
• sakāśam: Adhikaraṇa (Goal/अधिकरण-गति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sakāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगे अव्ययवत्; ‘near/to the presence of’ (as adverbial accusative)

• agamat: went, approached
• agamat: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śocantyāḥ: of (her) who was grieving
• śocantyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuc (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (pres. act. ptc. fem. gen. sg.)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (acc. sg.)

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vaiśyanātha stands with folded hands, offering respectful worship to Ṛṣabha; the yogin then approaches the grieving woman, bridging courtly space and ascetic compassion.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣabha
• Vaiśyanātha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence to realized beings (yogins) is portrayed as the doorway to receiving liberating instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A gesture of devotion is implied: honoring a saint with folded hands and respectful worship.